History Main / HeritageDisconnect

* ''Series/ReservationDogs'': "City Indians" such as Jackie, Augusto Firekeeper, and [=MissM8tri@rch=] have trouble fitting in on the reservation. Both of the latter two come off as overcompensating with their activism, and [=MissM8tri@rch=] in particular seems embarrassed to admit that she comes from the Bay Area. Creator/AmberMidthunder, who played her, noted in an interview that her outfit is a mishmash from different tribes' traditional clothing, subtly indicating that she's not actually too familiar with their traditions.

If there is a deliberate disconnection with heritage based on some incompatible practices or beliefs, (like an atheist teetotaler shunning a heritage rooted in a history of alcohol and religion), this trope may run headlong into others like MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting, MisplacedNationalism , and CulturalCringe.

If there is a deliberate disconnection with heritage based on some incompatible practices or beliefs, (like an atheist teetotaler shunning a heritage rooted in a history of alcohol and religion), this trope may run headlong into others like MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting, MisplacedNationalism, and CulturalCringe.

* ''Series/TheSopranos'': One episode has Tony, Paulie, and Christopher go on a business trip to Naples. Once they're there, they experience a big CultureClash between their working class Italian-American upbringings and authentic Italian culture and society. After Paulie asks for spaghetti and tomato sauce en lieu of the exquisite Mediterranean cuisine he's served, two of the Italian mobsters mock him in Italian:

** As for Olga's brother Prieto, their mother questions his identity as Puerto Rican to his face, given that he votes in favor of legislation against Puerto Rico's interests. votes.

** When Dick proposes to his girlfriend Olga (whose mother is a radicalized Puerto Rican nationalist who has been estranged from her children for years) that they attend an event in Puerto Rico so she can visit her "motherland", she coldly informs her that her motherland is Brooklyn.

* Langa Hasegawa from ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'' is half-Japanese and half-Canadian, but he's lived in Canada for most of his life and he and his mother only moved to Okinawa after his father died, so he's out of touch with Japanese culture as a result. While he's mostly fluent in Japanese, he can't speak with {{Keigo}} very well and his ability to read and write in Japanese leaves a lot to be desired.

Compare to MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch, TheWhitestBlackGuy, CulturallyReligious, and TransNature. They may try to connect with their heritage further by taking a RediscoveringRootsTrip, though doing so could result in StrangerInAFamiliarLand.

* ''Series/ReservationDogs'': "City Indians" such as Jackie, Augusto Firekeeper, and [=MissM8tri@rch=] have trouble fitting in on the reservation. Both of the latter two come off as overcompensating with their activism, and [=MissM8tri@rch=] says seems embarrassed to admit that she comes from the Bay area. Creator/AmberMidthunder, who played her, noted in an interview too that her outfit is a mishmash from different tribes' traditional clothing, subtly indicating that she's not actually too familiar with their traditions.

* ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'': Katy Chen is Chinese-American, has a limited grasp of Chinese and identifies more as an American than Chinese. Shang-Chi purposefully abandoned his lineage as the heir to the criminal Ten Rings, [[spoiler: but he and his sister Xialing are able to connect with their mother's mystical heritage in Ta Lo.]]

Compare to MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch, TheWhitestBlackGuy, RaisedCatholic, and TransNature. They may try to connect with their heritage further by taking a RediscoveringRootsTrip, though doing so could result in StrangerInAFamiliarLand.

** Sera is an elf, but actively (and, at times, violently) shuns everything "elfy" and is terrified of anything pertaining to ancient elven history. It is a consequence of her being raised mostly by humans, with little contact with members of her own race.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Quasimodo is raised by Frollo completely ignorant of his Roma heritage.

* Langa Hasegawa from ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'' is half-Japanese and half-Canadian, but he's lived in Canada for most of his life and he and his mother moved to Okinawa after his father died, so he's out of touch with Japanese culture as a result. While he's mostly fluent in Japanese, he can't speak with {{Keigo}} very well.